John Balance

John Balance

1962-02-16 – 2004-11-13 (age 42) Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Biography

Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton (16 February 1962 – 13 November 2004), better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English musician, occultist, artist and poet.

He was best known as a co-founder of the experimental music group Coil, in collaboration with his partner Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson. Coil was active from 1982 to Balance's death in 2004. He was responsible for the majority of Coil's vocals, lyrics and chants, along with synthesizers and various other instruments both commonplace and esoteric.

Outside Coil he collaborated with Cultural Amnesia (at the beginning of the 1980s), Nurse with Wound, Death in June, Psychic TV, Current 93, Chris & Cosey, Thighpaulsandra, and produced several Nine Inch Nails remixes.

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Known For

Coil, the death of Jhon Balance
The Sound of Progress
The Sound of Progress

1988

as Himself

Coil: Dublin 2004
Coil: Dublin 2004

2004

as Himself

Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion
Coil: Live in Moscow 2001
Coil: Paris 2004
Coil: Paris 2004

2004

as Himself

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Coil: Prague 2002

2002

as Himself

A Well Hung Monk
A Well Hung Monk

2008

as Himself